A picture is worth a thousand words. Or at least a glass or two of wine…
Above: An aerial shot of the Tuscan pavilion, always one of the most busy — and ostentatious — at VinItaly.
Above: Brunello producer Le Presi makes a new t-shirt each year for the fair. This year, the theme capitalized on Obama’s campaign slogan “Yes, we can!”, modified to reflect the traditionalist approach in Montalcino. Note the card referencing, well, female admirers. It’s common at winery stands during VinItaly to employ models in swimsuits to promote wine; I chose to think of this note as a comment on that behavior at the fair, though for all I knew, these guys were serious.
(Check out last year’s t-shirt here.)
A much needed refreshment following the Vini Veri tasting. Glassware by this point was difficult to come by, but the pinot gris was tasty all the same!
Natural wines: A blurry photo, but two delicious Italian wines not so widely available in the US.
Somehow I got my hands on a magnum of the excellent 2006 Cerasuolo di Vittoria from Cos, which we drank at dinner after a long afternoon at Vini Veri. Delicious!
Waiting for our round of Campari spritz the morning after several days at VinItaly and Vini Veri. The spritz — usually with Campari or Aperol mixed with soda — was everywhere in Verona this year, and it proved to be a reliable pick-me-up when fatigue set in.
From the banks of the Adige in Verona: “Irene ti amo”
Whoever she is…
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Looks like a blast. Was that one of Pecoraro’s wines in one of those photos?
I do a variation on the Campari spritz with Cynar. Learned it from a bartender at Alembic. Lemon juice and salt make the drink. His name for it? Bitter Giuseppe.
That was a Pecoraro wine, an earthy barbera if memory serves… he’s an interesting fellow and we had a lively time tasting together at Vini Veri.
As for the Bitter Giuseppe, rock on! I’ll have to ask for it next time I stop by Alembic (usually after record shopping at Amoeba).